400w Light Probelm...PLS HELP

[JDawg701]

i just bought this mh 400w light from ebay......http://shop.ebay.ca/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=400+WATT+MH+DIGITAL+GROW+LIGHT+XL+HOOD+400w+SUN+SYSTEM&_sacat=See-All-Categories

can anyone tell me if i can buy a 400W hps bulb for it i bought one today the size was T15 im wondering because i cant tell from the way the package looks on ebay but will the hps bulb i have fit the fixture fitting or will it be to big because the fitting i have for my hps bulb looks big...im not sure if im gonna be able to screw my new 400w hps bulb into it im assmuing the size will be diff....can u tell me if my hps bulb with fit that socket even thoe the package is being shiped with a MH bulb......thanks so much for ur help

 

[000]

well friend if you read through the whole ad on ebay you'll see that the setup will take a 400mh or a 400hps! just make sure you shop for the same brand as your mh and youll be laughing!

 

[Dystopia]

Most metal halide and HPS bulbs used for growing fit in an E39 mogul base socket. Look at the bulb specs, I'm 99% sure it'll say it's for an E39 or mogul base socket so you should be fine.

T15 refers to bulb shape/size, long and relatively thin in your case.

 

[JDawg701]

thanks alot i hope so im still waiting for it

 

[T.H.Cammo]

Is it just me, or does that 8,500 lumens of claimed output sound a little puny for a 400 watt HID? Seems like it ought to be at least 36,000 lumens.

 

[JDawg701]

not sure with MH or HPS this is my first time with good lights

 

[That 5hit]

could the ballest have something to do with it

 

[JDawg701]

how much will a 400w hps cost on the power bill if its on a 12-12 time frame every 2 months

 

[KayAreOEnnEyeSee]

how much will a 400w hps cost on the power bill if its on a 12-12 time frame every 2 months

400w with a 12/12 cycle for 60 days... depending on how much you pay per killowatt hour will run you about $37.44, (assuming you pay 13 cents per killowatt hour.)

400/1000=.4 kw/h
.4x12=4.8 kwh per day
4.8x60=288 kwh
288x.13= $37.44

 

[atxbudgrower]

average pay for texas is 13 cents per kwh and im gonna be running a 400w hps 18 hours should be around $28 every month for running my light thought it would be way worse than that

 

[M4A1]

Is it just me, or does that 8,500 lumens of claimed output sound a little puny for a 400 watt HID? Seems like it ought to be at least 36,000 lumens.

Yeah that would be low. My 400 watter is 55,000 lumens.